Pershyi
| Country | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Ukrainian |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Suspilne Ukraine |
| Sister channels | Suspilne Regional Suspilne Sport Suspilne Kultura |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 November 1951 (first broadcast) 1956 (regular broadcasts) |
| Former names | Ukrainske Telebachennia (6 November 1991 – 5 March 1992) UT-1 (6 March 1992 – 6 February 1998) Pershyi Natsionalnyi (7 February 1998 – 7 April 2015) UA꞉ Pershyi (8 April 2015 – 23 May 2022) |
| Links | |
| Website | suspilne |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Zeonbud (Ukraine) | MUX-1 (1) |
| KRRT (Ukraine) | MUX-7 (47) |
| Streaming media | |
| Web | https://suspilne.media/news/schedule/tv/ (Ukraine only) |
Pershyi (Ukrainian: Перший, IPA: [ˈpɛrʃɪj] ⓘ; meaning First) is the Ukrainian public television channel, operated by the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.
It is the only Ukrainian TV channel covering over 97% of Ukraine's territory. Its programs are oriented toward all levels of Ukrainian society and national minorities. Among priority directions of the network are information, popular science, culture, entertainment and sports.